Yellow vest protests' made a comeback in France as protesters tussled with police on streets of Paris on Saturday. The police fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd and made arrests.

'Yellow vest protests' make comeback in France, police fire tear gas to disperse crowd

The Paris public transport operator warned Thursday of "severely disrupted traffic" on metro and bus lines during a strike on December 5 against the government's pension reforms.

Paris metro faces 'severe' disruptions from December 5 strike

French police used a water cannon and fired tear gas in Paris on Saturday to drive back protesters marking the first anniversary of anti-government "yellow vest" demonstrations.

Paris police use tear gas, water cannon on 'yellow vest' protests anniversary

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More than 7,000 police officers are to be deployed for rallies in Paris on Saturday over fears that yellow vest protesters and their radical, anarchist "black blocs" could try to infiltrate a march against climate change in the French capital.

Thousands of Paris police deployed over 'yellow vest' clash fears

President Emmanuel Macron has said he believes the yellow vest protests that rocked France since last year have been good for him as they made him listen and communicate better, in an interview published on Thursday.

French President Emmanuel Macron says yellow vest crisis 'very good for me'

Hundreds of undocumented migrants surged into the Pantheon in central Paris on Friday, briefly occupying the vaunted memorial complex to demand talks with the prime minister on regularising their status, activists said.

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France's interior minister on Monday launched a review of police methods used to control demonstrations since the emergence of the "yellow vest" movement whose weekly protests have often turned violent.

France reviews police methods after yellow vest protests

Hundreds of "yellow vest" protestors gathered at Paris's Place de la Bastille square on Saturday for the 31st round of demonstrations following several weeks of waning turnout, more than six months into the demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron and high living costs.

'Yellow vest' protestors push on for 31st weekend despite waning numbers

Yellow vest protesters clashed with riot police in Paris and the northern city of Amiens on Saturday as the French anti-government movement warned on its 28th straight weekend.

French yellow vest protesters clash with police but numbers wane

Clashes have broken out between Yellow Vest protesters and police in the French capital, Paris, as demonstrators took to the streets for a 23rd week of marches against economic inequality and President Emmanuel Macron's government.

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The French government on Monday opened a suicide prevention unit for police officers after a sharp rise in the number taking their own lives since the start of this year.

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French police fired tear gas to push back protesters who tried to march towards the European Parliament building in the eastern city of Strasbourg on the 25th consecutive weekend of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's policies.

French police clash with yellow vests protesters in Strasbourg

At the first major news conference on domestic policy of his presidency, Emmanuel Macron pledged to cut taxes on Thursday and said the French would have to work longer as he outlined his response to months of anti-government protests that have shaken his authority.

French President Macron outlines response including tax cuts to months of 'yellow vest' protests

French police said they arrested more than 200 "yellow vest" demonstrators in Paris on Saturday as clashes broke out with demonstrators turning out for the 23rd week of anti-government protests.

Police arrest 'yellow vest' demonstrators as clashes break out

French police on Saturday said that they have arrested over 100 ''yellow vest'' protestors in Paris after thousands of demonstrators took to streets for the 23rd week of anti-government marches.

French police arrest over 100 'yellow vest' demonstrators as protests resume

French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law legislation giving security forces greater powers at demonstrations that opponents claim violates civil liberties, the official journal said Thursday.

Emmanuel Macron signs into law controversial French 'anti-rioters' bill

France's Emmanuel Macron drew fire Monday after criticising an elderly "yellow vest" protester who was badly injured during a demonstration in Nice at the weekend.

Macron under fire for lecturing elderly woman hurt at protest

French President Emmanuel Macron attempted on Friday to defuse the controversy triggered by his decision to deploy the army as a backup during this weekend's "yellow vest" protests following major riots in Paris a week ago.

Macron battles to end controversy over use of army against 'yellow vests'

Thousands of police fanned out across central Paris and other French cities Saturday ahead of planned "yellow vest" protests, with the government vowing to prevent a repeat of the rioting and looting seen in the capital last week.

French police out in force to prevent 'yellow vest' violence

Rioters looted and torched shops and businesses on the famed Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on Saturday, on the 18th weekend of French "yellow vest" protests, characterised by a sharp increase in violence after weeks of dwindling turnout.

'Yellow vest' protesters torch shops, businesses in heart of Paris

Yellow vest protesters gathered in far greater numbers than in recent weeks for the 18th round of demonstrations on Saturday, set fire to a bank and ransacking a high-end restaurant in Paris on Saturday.

'Yellow vests' burn bank building, ransack stores as Paris protests turn violent

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